Letters of and concerning George Crabbe, with a lock of Crabbe`s hair., 1794-1863, 1926.
Scope and Contents
Letters of George Crabbe to various recipients :
(1) letter, 1794, of George Crabbe to Edmund Cartwright, junior;
(2) letters, ? 1813 (WM)-1834, of George Crabbe to John Murray II;
(3) letter, 1826, of George Crabbe to his son, George Crabbe;
(4) manuscript copy, ?3rd quarter of 19th century, of a letter, 1819, of George Crabbe to ?Henry Colburn. The copy is in the hand
of Whitwell Elwin.
Letters concerning George Crabbe :
(5) letters, 1855-1856, of Charles Hamilton to William Fitzpatrick concerning the sale by Hamilton to Fitzpatrick of manuscripts by George
Crabbe;
(6) receipt, 1856, in respect of £4.10.0 paid by William Fitzpatrick to Charles Hamilton for the purchase of manuscripts by George Crabbe.
The receipt has been annotated to show that Fitzpatrick resold the manuscripts to John Murray III in 1863;
(7) letter, 1926, of Alice Orr to John Murray IV, enclosing a lock of the hair of George Crabbe.
Dates
- Creation: 1794-1863, 1926.
Creator
- Crabbe, George, Anglican clergyman and writer, 1785-1857: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John Samuel (publisher (II)) (1778-1843) (Recipient, Person)
- Colburn, Henry, publisher, c 1784-1855: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- FitzPatrick, William John, Irish biographer, 1830-1895: recipient (Recipient, Person)
- Murray, John, Sir, Knight (publisher (IV)) (1851-1928) (Recipient, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Extent
0.00 Linear metres
Other Finding Aids
Edmund Cartwright junior, Charles Hamilton and Alice Orr have not been indexed.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
0416A
Subject
- Elwin, Whitwell (rector of Booton) (Person)
- Murray, John (publisher (III)) (1808-1892) (Person)
- Crabbe, George (poet) (Person)
- Crabbe, George (poet) (Person)
- FitzPatrick, William John (Irish biographer) (Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
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manuscripts@nls.uk